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Energy transition

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10/9/2025 News

NESO offers new roadmap for UK energy digitalisation

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has published its first Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan as a roadmap to improvement of the sector’s public digital infrastructure. It was working in partnership with the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Ofgem, the Royal Academy of Engineering, industry stakeholders and others.

Electricity markets

29/10/2025 News

Industry data failures threaten Ofgem’s biggest electricity market reform, suggests new report

The UK’s energy market entered a new era last week as electricity suppliers began migrating customer meters to half-hourly settlement, setting in motion a 19-month transition that will reshape how the nation’s power system is balanced and billed. However, energy data consultancy Stark warns that questions remain over whether the underlying data infrastructure is ready to deliver the Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Programme’s promised benefits of greater accuracy, fairer bills and faster settlement.

Electricity markets

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1/10/2025 Feature / Janet Wood

The clock is ticking on transformation to a flexible electricity system

The UK’s electricity sector is working towards a complete transformation of the settlement process in the back office. The outcome could offer radically improved consumer propositions from next year, writes Janet Wood.

Demand side response

Close up of rear of electric car, with charging cable attached to outside home charger; dark nighttime, with orange lights showing on car and house

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6/11/2024 Feature / Andrew Mourant

Powering up the consumer: UK power networks trial app-controlled off-peak charging with variable success

Trials carried out by network companies and utilities are aimed at proving it is possible to shift electricity demand by offering incentives to customers, reports Andrew Mourant.

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